Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-08

without, and the we'll known war CRY o.
the rangers, did not wait for their muir.
derous charge, but hastily retreated over
the wall IN the direction by which they
came, assisted by the dropping limbs oil
trees which had been left standing there,
ana which they had used as ladders.
When the gate was opened the cattle
and horses, now in full stampede, rushed
! out, and had not the column of advancing
rangers sWeryed to one side, they must
! have been trampled down by the mad
dened beasts.
AS these swept on. scattering far aWsy
! over the plain, and rushing of where the
Indians could easily gather them up and
| drive them ANY,, the rangers rode into
the incloSure now, full of dust and smoke.
'Fhe red devils have been giving you q
regular warming! 1 never knew them so
| bold, Mr.. Delorme," said the leader of
the rangers, as he saw Mr.. Delorme Iesn-
| ing on his gun at the foot of the tower by
the gate.
"You may well say so, Major Ben" re-
piled the planter. 81 doubt whether
there would have been anything left me,
even life, if you had not come as you
did. did not expect you so soon-hoW
came you to be here so early?"
~ was out on scout and met your
massenger-but excuse me: hadn't We
better go up to the mansion and see
what damage has been done there? All is
still in that direction at present"
"Yes, l saw the scoundrels getting
away over the wall before you reached
the gate"
The rangers, accompanied Dy Mr..
Delorme and Stella. now moved toward
the mansion, but Paul remsined to guard
against return of the Indians, if they
should venture to rally and renew the at
tack
"WhO comes there? Stand where We
are, sill of ye, till one of We advances wild
the countersign," shouted General Ma
honey.
you open the door. Can't you see
we're friends" shouted Mr.. Delorme in
reply.
"When q soldier is in a state o. siege
he must never trust to his eyes-We
never did in the Carlist war;" replied the
redOubtaOle Maboney. "Stand, tell We,
or me army shall open fire!"
'Let them try it, and I'll hang you on
the tallest tree In sight," cried McCul-
Tough.
"Och, major, dear! is it you? Sure to
SSISeII II SuEItuUeT Lu6 keys OF the
CITADEL" said Mahoney, we'll knowing
that 1t would not be safe for him to triie
with the chief of the rangers.
The doors of the mansion were now
thrown open, and the majO-, after giving
some directions to his men, preparatory
to chase of the invaders when it was
light enough, entered with the planter and
his daughter.
"Well, what damage have you suffered
here?" asked Mr.. Delorme of his over
seer.
"Oue mayer hit on the head with an
arrow, sir, but the skull was too thick for
pinetrati9n. Some of the rest scared
from black to mulatto, an that's all"
every well-yOu may as well try and
collect what cattle and horses you can
while the rangers are here, and then,
If you like, you can have an opportunity
to distinguish yourself when the
Major follows the trail Of the savages in
the morning"
"Thsnk We, Mr.. Delorme-thauk ye
kindly; the ambition of my youth has
fallen in the rear on the advance of age.
| can drive nagers, but if have to fight
Comanches I'd rather do it wild my
own thrOO )s at me back"
Mr.. Delorme smiled, and ordering re-
freshments for the rangers went to see |
Mrs. DelOrme, to assure her that the i'm
mediate danger was over.
| To be continued in Gazette, Sunday, !
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